On Friday, the field hockey team came out victorious for the first time this season with a 5-1 win over Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. The victory came with the first game of a seven-game road trip.
It was MU who got on the board first with a goal from Nicole Manziano with a rebound off of a corner. Just minutes later, Alex Carroll struck for the Hawks as she hit an unassisted shot attempt through a scrum of defenders. Up by two at the half, the Hawks had something to be optimistic about.
Saint Joseph’s struck early in the second half to cut the MU lead to two goals, but at the 45th minute, Trish O’Dwyer scored for the Hawks on a tipped ball. Just one minute later, O’Dwyer scored again, giving Monmouth a comfortable 4-1 lead. Less than ten minutes later, MU scored for a final time to seal it when Chelsea Mann was assisted by Mi-make it a 5-1 game.
The first win for the team was great, but in the long run, it won’t mean much. Coach Figlio and the girls used play Lehigh University on Sunday. In the victory, goalie Teresa Mathews and the rest of the defense up one goal, and had four saves. Monmouth outshot Saint Joseph’s 22- 12 in the matchup.
On Sunday, MU matched up against -high. Unfortunately, the Hawks fell by a score of 2-1. It was a close one, as Lehigh got on the board early into the game. In the 15th minute, O’Dwyer continued her hot streak as she scored ten minutes later, Lehigh struck again, making it a 2-1 game at the half. The first half, as no team scored in the sec-and turn out to be the final score.
Despite getting the loss, Teresa Mathews racked up nine saves for the Hawks. Monmouth dominated on corners, 10-3, and also led in shot at-tempts, 20-13, but they just couldn’t
convert on enough shots in order to leave with the win. O’Dwyer will try to continue her hot streak as her and the Hawks travel to College Park, Maryland after a week off to take on Georgetown University at the neutral site of the University of Maryland. The game is set for this Saturday at 1:00 pm. On Sunday, D.C. to take on American University. Sunday’s game is scheduled for a 12:30 pm start.
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